Second Man from the Crowd:
Well, what? What could befall us worse than what we already have?
Zealot:
This night the Lord sent a first warning unto you. The hour of judgment is approaching. Turn your thoughts to repentance.
First Man from the Crowd:
Drop your talk about repentance. You’d do better to give us bread.
Second Man from the Crowd:
It’s mighty little of these sinful delights that we’ve enjoyed.
Zealot:
And the Lord has passed judgment and
First Voice from the Crowd:
This is clericalism.
Second Voice from the Crowd:
We want a positive explanation! A scientific one! This is
Third Voice from the Crowd:
This is reactionist talk.
Zealot:
Ha! the hour of judgment is coming, and Babylon will be razed to the ground, and stone shall not remain upon stone. The earth shall split asunder, and from the abyss shall be heard the voices of the
